A Fading Hope Chapter 16

So. This is quite late. and the next chapter is late, too. Sorry about that.
I've just started college up again, and it's hard to get used to everything- I had a lot to do before leaving home, and I'm sorry I'm behind. as a treat, next blog post will be the first draft of the last chapter- a little snippet I wrote about a year ago when i was plotting the story.
That said, post time!
Chapter 16.

Song- May it be from Lord of The Rings

I chose this song because it just.. fit. it was slow, and sad, but lilting upwards. it's a lullaby, saying, hold on. It's not over yet. Hold on. There is still light. May this that I am saying, about holding on have light be true. have hope.
at least, that's how I see it.

Story time:
This was one of the hardest but most fun chapters to write. I got to use one of my favorite themes- the triumph of hope over despair. Like I said last time, I use that in most of my work, and here was where it came full out, not just the partial dealings with darkness but the Light.
funfact: I almost had Patamon bite TK to get him to snap out of it. in the end it didn't quite fit, but I love the image and may come back to it.
Again, I used a lot of my own experiences in this chapter- not being able to hear my own voice, the chest both empty and full of sharp edges like rocks, pounding behind the eyes from crying. It actually was really nice to be able to use what I've felt in this way.

 then we get to the image that came to me when i was plotting this out. last chapter was the Core, but this is the image I was working with almost more- TK holding Matt's harmonica, and it gives him hope. this was a tie in to the show, when it's the key-chain of Matt he holds, but it is still something small, that reminds hm of what else there is to loose, to not give in, not give up. To believe in himself. And, miracle of Miracles, he does.

another item shamelessly stolen from Tamora Pierce is Patamon's line- until death and beyond it. I wish I had made it up, but nope. I think it fits, though, all the digimon but mostly Pata. because Patamon has gone through and beyond 'death' or as close as digimon get to death, and he is saying- I have done this before, and I will do it again, I am with you." which is just the sweetest most loyal thing ever. I love Patamon. He shall live.


And now we get to the Crest. Surprise! ok, hands, how many were surprised to see that? now, I'm sure you want to know how it got there. you'll find out sooner r later, I promise. just wait, kay? There's a bit of sorrow here, because what has happened, loosing so many, doesn't just go away because of a return of hope. It doesn't. I am very blessed that I have not lost close friends, but I still mourn for people I've lost- not to death, but to distance. Sorry for that, but I couldn't have T.K. being all sunshine rainbows, not now.

the next image is one that I love. TK, backlit with the brilliant pink sky, on the mountain, about to face devimon, a cut on one cheek but his whole body just- set- in fury and this mantel of power. because even if he's not the small one, devimon is going down.

I realize that the speech was corny and cheesy. but I went and re-watched some episodes from late season 1 and mid season 2 and Digimon is SO cheesy. so I felt like it was ok.

Awww, isn't T.K. so brave? I just want to hug him right now.


So yeah.
next chapter will be up this friday- saturday. see you then.